[Advice concerning amalgamation]

Letters and notes, as follows:

10 November, 1924. Memorandum from P R Clarke (Cooper, Finance Manager) headed "Cooper and McDougall Businesses," beginning: "Rough Scheme in relation to the uniting of the businesses of the three Companies and the adjustment of their capital and providing for the formation of local independent Companies if so decided" [12 sheets].

22 November, 1924. Solicitor's advice: "re Cooper & McDougall Businesses. Mr Chamberlayne's Notes and Suggestions for Consideration of Sir Richard Cooper and Mr McDougall" [8 sheets, with annotations in pencil].

22 November, 1924. Solicitor's advice: "Sir Richard Cooper's Estates. Mr Chamberlayne's Notes and Suggestions for consideration by Sir Richard Cooper" [5 sheets].

24 November, 1924. Solicitor's advice: "Nobel, Kynoch & McDougall Agreements (South Africa). Mr Chamberlayne's Notes for Consideration of Sir Richard Cooper and Mr McDougall" [2 sheets]. Refers to Agreement of 23 December, 1923, between Nobel, Kynoch, and McDougall & Robertson.

2 December, 1924. Letter from James W Milne (Cooper Brothers & Co, Liverpool) to Sir Richard Cooper, enclosing a "Statement" (for signature by Sir Richard Cooper and I McDougall) concerning the basis of valuation of the amalgamating companies.

19 November, 20 November, and 4 December, 1924. Three signed letters from A R Chamberlayne to Sir Richard Cooper.

8 December, 1924. Copy letter from P R Clarke to I McDougall, enclosing "summarised statement of South African Profit & Loss Accounts for years 1917-1923".

2 January, 1925. Letter from James W Milne to Sir Richard Cooper, enclosing "Mr James W Milne's Notes on Mr Chamberlayne's Suggestions" [1 sheet plus 5 sheets].

6 January, 1925. Copy letter from R H Rylands (Boote, Edgar & Rylands, Manchester) to Mr McDougall, "re amalgamation" [1 sheet].

1924-1925

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